Gemma's mum runs the merchandise shop. She buys 60 t-shirts from the wholesaler at £13 each. She sets the selling price of each t-shirt to make 30% profit on each. She sells 40 t-shirts at this price. Towards the end of the tournament, she reduces the price by 20% and sells the remaining t-shirts. Has she made a profit or a loss? How much profit/loss has she made?

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6 October, 20:05

Gemma's mum runs the merchandise shop. She buys 60 t-shirts from the wholesaler at £13 each. She sets the selling price of each t-shirt to make 30% profit on each. She sells 40 t-shirts at this price. Towards the end of the tournament, she reduces the price by 20% and sells the remaining t-shirts. Has she made a profit or a loss? How much profit/loss has she made?

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Pedro Harding · Answer 1

132.6 profit

Step-by-step explanation:

13 plus 30 percent

$16.9 times 40

$676

16.9 - 30%

$11.83 times 20

$236.6 plus 676

$912.6 - 13 * 60

$912.6 - $780

132.6 profit